Put on the coffee maker and settle in for a little Sunday reading. For the very first edition of Weekend Reading I have collected the top stories on all things book related. Enjoy!

Jezebel asks; “Is Someone’s Bookshelf a Dating Dealbreaker?” Have you ever found yourself second guessing the character of your date after catching a glance of a bookshelf that contained Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, back issues of Maxim, and Maddox’s Alphabet of Manliness? Me too.

Of course, if none of your dates are working out, you can always read The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild, Not Away. Once again, Jezebel asks; do we really need another MAN-ual on the market? (Hint: The answer starts with “N” and ends with “O”).

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger can now join the ranks of media-made celebrities who have been offered book deals. Sully’s been offered $2.5 Million (what recession?) to pen two books. No word yet whether the books will discuss how to safely crash a plane, or how to be a humble hero.

Update: Check out this book, Les Tribulations d’une Caissière (The Tribulations of a Checkout Girl), featured on Jez. Anna Sam is a college grad who was unable to land a job in publishing after graduation. As a result, she went to work in the supermarket where she had worked part-time while studying. In her book she recounts the numerous stresses a cashier (or anyone working in the service industry) has to face. As someone who has extensive experience with the service industry (coat hangers thrown at my head, etc.), this book is hope that consumers might just pull their heads out of their…wallets.

My Bookshelf…

Non-Fiction
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Defending the Damned by Kevin Davis
2010 Writer's Market Deluxe Edition
The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet
The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti